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- Title
Decrease in shigellosis-related deaths without Shigella spp.-specific interventions, Asia.
- Authors
Bardhan P; Faruque AS; Naheed A; Sack DA; Bardhan, Pradip; Faruque, A S G; Naheed, Aliya; Sack, David A
- Abstract
In 1999, a review of the literature for 1966-1997 suggested that ≈1.1 million persons die annually of shigellosis, including ≈880,000 in Asia. Our recent review of the literature for 1990-2009 indicates that ≈125 million shigellosis cases occur annually in Asia, of which ≈14,000 are fatal. This estimate for illnesses is similar to the earlier estimate, but the number of deaths is 98% lower; that is, the lower estimate of deaths is associated with markedly reduced case-fatality rates rather than fewer cases. Shigella spp.-related deaths decreased substantially during a period without Shigella spp.-specific interventions. We speculate that nonspecific interventions, e.g., measles vaccination, vitamin A supplementation, and improved nutrition, may have led to the reduced number of shigellosis-related deaths.
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010, Vol 16, Issue 11, p1718
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1611.090934